Pinterest API (Trial → Standard). Any success stories / tips for Standard access approval?

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Context / What I’m trying to build

Hi n8n community! I’m building an automation workflow in n8n to generate and publish Pinterest Pins for a small ecommerce brand.

Goal (end-to-end):

  1. Take product info (SKU / product URL / key features / style tags)

  2. Use LLM to generate: image prompt + Title + Description + keywords/tags + board mapping

  3. Generate image (AI image or provided product image)

  4. Publish a Pin via Pinterest API (image + title/description + link + board)

  5. Save everything into a “ready-to-publish” database (Notion/Sheet) + mark status

Progress (current blockers):

  • n8n has no native Pinterest credential, so I’m using HTTP Request + Generic OAuth2.

  • My Pinterest app is approved for Trial access (I have Client ID), but I’m blocked from getting the App Secret until I upgrade to Standard access.

  • Pinterest requires a video demo (OAuth flow + main Pinterest actions) to upgrade from Trial → Standard.

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Question:
Has anyone successfully built a similar “generate + publish Pin” workflow in n8n and gotten Standard access approved? Any tips on:

  • What the minimum acceptable demo video looks like (OAuth + create pin / boards)?

  • Common gotchas where GET works but POST /v5/pins fails (e.g. “Authorization failed”), even in sandbox?

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Hi @Michelle_Jiang

According to Pinterest’s API documentation, Standard access requires a video demo showing:

  1. OAuth authentication flow (Pinterest consent screen)
  2. At least one core action, such as creating a Pin (POST /v5/pins)
  • Image (media_source)
  • Title/description
  • Link
  • Board

Trial access commonly allows GET endpoints, but POST endpoints (like /v5/pins) are restricted until Standard access is approved.

Approval tips (per Pinterest policy):

  • Keep the demo simple
  • Show a legitimate business use case
  • Avoid mass-posting or spam behavior

Once approved, Generic OAuth2 + HTTP Request in n8n works as expected.

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Hi @Michelle_Jiang
Did you get your app approved with just a video of your n8n setup & workflow?
I am builiding something similar for a client of mine.
BR

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If you are at the same point with the app approval…
I have just recorded the oauth workflow with n8n and pinterest login and that has been approved.
Let me know, if you face any challenges.

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I have uploaded a video using the sandbox URL (https://api-sandbox.pinterest.com/) showing how how I created new board and posted a pin with an image via n8n / HTTP Request.

but i got declined for reasons:

Demo did not show Pinterest integration
Demo did not show full Oauth flow.

That was in the email as reasons for not getting approved.

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I showed the process when editing and saving the credential (where the pinterest oauth window opens up). And then I showed the n8n workflow afterwards.
That got accepted.